Sat, 29 Jan - Part 2.
here is a map, compliments of my 'techie dad', who found it on the internet for me; thanks, Daddy! you can track my trip from Belize City, taking a bus to Belmopan, then a bus to Dangriga (Hopkins is not shown); then another bus continuing south to Punta Gorda.
From here i travelled by water ferry to Puerto Barrios on the coast of Guatemala; look south and east and you will see San Pedro Sula; then west and a bit north (on the coast again), and you will see LaCeiba; look west out in the sea, and you will see Utila ... that is where i am now !
i like it here, ..... a lot. it's bigger than CCaulker, but still has that small island feel ... Utila is the smallest of the Bay Islands, located off the northern coast of Honduras; Roatan and Guanaja are the other two. Utila is the low-lying island, with it's highest point at 290 feet on the eastern end; and stretches 7miles by 2.5miles.
It is a lush, tropical paradise, surrounded by spectacular coral reefs and crystal blue waters, home to about 7,000 people and numerous species of plants and animals. the difference between here and Caye Caulker was immediately noticeable to me. it is green and lush, with flowering trees and plants everywhere!
i took off with my camera, after dumping my 'stuff' in my room, to explore the island.
a orchid here.
a walkway leading to a restaurant overlooking the water.
lots of dogs running around the streets here; but i'm not seeing any cats. i've been told that they are all wild. however, there are a few that have found a home.
this island is on the same Barrier Reef that stretches 185 miles long, running from Mexico, past Belize, all the way down here. and this is another of the premier diving centers in the world. i hope to do a lot of diving while i am here. but, there are 16 dive shops here, which one to choose? i passed them all by, overwhelmed. as i walked to the far western side of town. i don't know why, but i walked out to the dock of Ecomarine Divers, and talked to a 'female' about diving. i continued my walk and on the way back, i thought ... "why don't you just not procrastinate and book a dive for tomorrow. you will be working Mon-Fri ..., (a concept i'm no longer accustomed to) ... so tomorow will be the last day you can dive for a week. ... so i went back and did it. after talking she suggested i come at 7:30am tomorrow morning and do a 'refresher course' with her. after that, i could go out diving with the group. so that is the plan for tomorrow.
in the evening, i caught the sunset.
me after sunset, at the oldest 'dock bar' in town.
i ate dinner tonight at Mango Inn which one of the nicer inns and restaurants on Utila. it is just below us from town. they have a wood fired pizza. i tried it, and it was good ... much better than the Pizza Hut pizza i had at the bus terminal!
here is my pizza; and an interesting bottle of oil, filled with jalapeno peppers!
a great ending to a great day ... i've arrived !
i like it here, ..... a lot. it's bigger than CCaulker, but still has that small island feel ... Utila is the smallest of the Bay Islands, located off the northern coast of Honduras; Roatan and Guanaja are the other two. Utila is the low-lying island, with it's highest point at 290 feet on the eastern end; and stretches 7miles by 2.5miles.
It is a lush, tropical paradise, surrounded by spectacular coral reefs and crystal blue waters, home to about 7,000 people and numerous species of plants and animals. the difference between here and Caye Caulker was immediately noticeable to me. it is green and lush, with flowering trees and plants everywhere!
i took off with my camera, after dumping my 'stuff' in my room, to explore the island.
a orchid here.
a walkway leading to a restaurant overlooking the water.
lots of dogs running around the streets here; but i'm not seeing any cats. i've been told that they are all wild. however, there are a few that have found a home.
this island is on the same Barrier Reef that stretches 185 miles long, running from Mexico, past Belize, all the way down here. and this is another of the premier diving centers in the world. i hope to do a lot of diving while i am here. but, there are 16 dive shops here, which one to choose? i passed them all by, overwhelmed. as i walked to the far western side of town. i don't know why, but i walked out to the dock of Ecomarine Divers, and talked to a 'female' about diving. i continued my walk and on the way back, i thought ... "why don't you just not procrastinate and book a dive for tomorrow. you will be working Mon-Fri ..., (a concept i'm no longer accustomed to) ... so tomorow will be the last day you can dive for a week. ... so i went back and did it. after talking she suggested i come at 7:30am tomorrow morning and do a 'refresher course' with her. after that, i could go out diving with the group. so that is the plan for tomorrow.
in the evening, i caught the sunset.
me after sunset, at the oldest 'dock bar' in town.
i ate dinner tonight at Mango Inn which one of the nicer inns and restaurants on Utila. it is just below us from town. they have a wood fired pizza. i tried it, and it was good ... much better than the Pizza Hut pizza i had at the bus terminal!
here is my pizza; and an interesting bottle of oil, filled with jalapeno peppers!
a great ending to a great day ... i've arrived !
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